Red Tape: A Growth Industry

As two Coalition Governments focus on increasing efficiency in the public service, a new report warns us that bureaucratic waste is dangerously high. By Fred Pawle.

Public Service, Fred PawleFred PawleJune 29, 2019Public Service, Fred Pawle

Moral Enforcers

Social justice warriors are like a mob of out-of-control Dirty Harrys, using the law to impose their standards on people with whom they disagree. By Nick Cater.

Culture, Nick CaterFred PawleJune 29, 2019Nick Cater

They Know the Drill

It doesn’t matter how much information you share with environmentalists, their conclusions are the same: fossil fuel miners are destroying the planet. By Fred Pawle.

Fred Pawle, Energy and EnvironmentFred PawleJune 22, 2019Fred Pawle

Stamp Out this Tax

Stamp duties on house sales are lazy, outdated, distort markets, make planning difficult and impose a penalty on mobility, says Tim James.

Taxation, Economy, Business and EconomyFred PawleJune 21, 2019Tim James

Brotherhood of Bob

Amid the nostalgia of Bob Hawke’s memorial in Sydney was the nagging feeling that Labor is unlikely to produce another leader as great as him. By Fred Pawle.

Politics, Fred PawleFred PawleJune 14, 2019Fred Pawle

The People Versus

Unlike their counterparts in the democratic West, the protesters in Hong Kong are advocating to retain one of the fundamental legacies of British colonialism. By Fred Pawle.

World, Fred PawleFred PawleJune 14, 2019World

Off the Charter

The last proposed inquiry into the ABC was rejected in 2013. With its audience dwindling, a proper inquiry is now long overdue says Nick Cater.

Nick Cater, MediaFred PawleJune 10, 2019Nick Cater

Free To Flourish

Robert Menzies believed education should provide students with an 'enlightened intelligence' and prepare them for citizenship, says David Furse-Roberts.

Education, David Furse-RobertsFred PawleJune 6, 2019David Furse-Roberts

Well-oiled Machine

The activists who swung the election in Corangamite ironically are heavy consumers of the product against which they were protesting. By Fred Pawle

Energy and Environment, Fred PawleFred PawleMay 24, 2019

Facts Win Elections

How a series of incisive reports and a robust campaign to inform the electorate helped swing the result in the 2019 federal election. By Fred Pawle.

Politics, Fred PawleFred PawleMay 23, 2019

A Liberal Warrior

Sir John Carrick AC KCMG said life is a ‘limitless adventure’. His own life, as a soldier, POW and Senator, is testimony to it. By James Mathias and Fred Pawle.

James Mathias, Fred Pawle, Liberal PartyFred PawleMay 17, 2019James Mathias, Fred Pawle

Far and Wired

The idea of our rural roads and highways being wired up with electric-car charging stations appeals only to inner-city dreamers.

Fred Pawle, Energy and EnvironmentFred PawleMay 10, 2019Fred Pawle

The Getup Connection II

Part two of our investigation into the links between 'independent' Warringah candidate Zali Steggall and leftist political group GetUp. By Tim James.

Politics, Tim JamesFred PawleApril 26, 2019

Descent Into Irrelevance

No wonder Australians are switching off the ABC. It is wallowing in the shrill, lunatic fringe, as this 'interview' with the PM illustrates. By Nick Cater.

Media, Nick CaterFred PawleApril 24, 2019